Lee Duna to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 months agoAirbnb admits misleading Australian customers by charging in US dollars instead of local currencyapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1326arrow-down12
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minus-square@rockSlayer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish30•11 months agoThey’re fucked. Consumer protection is no joke in Australia.
minus-squareQuokkalinkfedilinkEnglish23•edit-211 months agoYes and no. We have a lot of rights as individuals consumers, but we’re still a country led by 2 neoliberal parties. AirBnB got fined $15 million, or about $250 per customer ripped off. Hardly a big deal for them.
minus-square@Railison@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish2•11 months agoExpect the ACCC to come on them like a ton of bricks now
They’re fucked. Consumer protection is no joke in Australia.
Yes and no. We have a lot of rights as individuals consumers, but we’re still a country led by 2 neoliberal parties.
AirBnB got fined $15 million, or about $250 per customer ripped off. Hardly a big deal for them.
Expect the ACCC to come on them like a ton of bricks now